Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Dr Kathleen Callaghan - MBChB MSc PhD FAFOEM
Dr. Callaghan is the Director of the Human Factors Group in the School of Medicine, University Of Auckland. She is an occupational physician as well as a specialist in Human Factors. She holds an MSc in Psychology and a PhD in both Medicine and Psychology.
In addition to her academic duties, Kathleen works part-time in clinical practice as an occupational physician. She has extensive contacts throughout the OH&S sector in New Zealand - including government agencies, employers, union groups, OHS practitioners and treating health practitioners.
Her focus is on enhancing workplace performance and she has built up a significant track record in research, teaching and consulting in areas including:
- Professional competency - selection, development and assessment
- Occupational health
- Systems safety
- Accident and incident investigation
- Vocational rehabilitation
Dr Hillary Bennett
Hillary Bennett is the Director of the Resiliency Centre and a registered Psychologist. She has extensive experience in the consulting to organisations, both large and small, in the private and public sector. Her passion is assisting organisations develop healthy and safe workplaces through the use of Stress Risk Assessments, the development of customised resiliency building programmes, the assessment of the Safety Culture Maturity of workplaces and the application of human factors to building safe workplaces.
Contact Details:
Direct dial: 415 3536
Mobile: 0274 514001
Email: hillary@resiliencycentre.co.nz
Dr Geraint Emrys
A specialist occupational physician, Geraint leads both health and safety operational issues, strategic direction, and practice development, building the capability of health and safety staff for Workplace Services of the Department of Labour.
He provides advice on technical matters, planning, targeting and delivery using problem solving interventions. He has previously worked in the UK in the chemical industry and for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Ross Gilmour
Ross Gilmour, is a qualified and registered New Zealand psychologist.
Prior to going into private practice in 1981 Ross spent four years working in the personnel area and six and a half years as a psychologist with the Department of Justice.
In the first few years of private practice Ross provided clinical/counselling services for individuals and small groups. This included working with people who were experiencing stress and anxiety disorders, sleep problems, depression, relationship problems, etc.
Ross then moved his focus to Organisational Psychology and now spends the majority of his time conducting training seminars in the 'people skills' area. These include stress management, time management, team building, self-motivation, supervisory and management skills, managing change, interviewing skills, safety, sleep management and changing organisational culture. His clients include many government departments, SOEs, multi-national corporations and a range of New Zealand and international businesses both large and small. He also delivers safety training programmes to companies associated with the oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. He has considerable experience working with people in the health sector and presented at our 2004 conference.
Ross has an interest in e-learning and has a sleep management e-learning website, which is at http://www.sleepwell.co.nz
Mariska Mannes
Mariska is the Director of Deliquo Communication and works with clients to produce communication programmes clearly focused for today's dynamic, evolving and ethnically diverse workplace.
Mariska hold a Master of Management in Communication Management which she completed after returning to NZ after 10 years of travel. Her expertise is in business and cross cultural communication and behaviour and this is reflected in the study she has completed and the environment she works in. She is passionate about improving cross cultural communication in NZ and helping employers and employees find the positives of working in a diverse team.
Mariska has worked with a broad range of organisations from large tertiary institutions and local bodies to small boutique lifestyle companies and her focus on every occasion is delivery of quality service and training.
She believes that clear communication is the cornerstone of a successful organisation and works with clients to make their communication more than just talk.
Dr Jim McLeod
A vibrant practitioner in Occupational Health. The benefit of sound work place health management systems to company productivity is now well recognised, as are the skills and knowledge of one of their most respected and acknowledged proponents, Dr Jim McLeod.
Qualified and experienced in medicine with postgraduate diplomas in a range of specific health areas, Dr McLeod targets his extensive knowledge of occupational health and safety strategies at New Zealand industry and commerce, offering advice and management solutions to improve standards and raise profitability.
With programmes encompassing general health management, pre-employment screening, injury management, rehabilitation and staff education, the results of his expertise have been dramatic. In collaboration with such corporate clients as The New Zealand Refinery Company, The Northpower and the Northland Regional Council, systems have been implemented that ensure accurate and cost effective management of work-related health issues.
A powerful boost to any company's productivity, Dr Jim's energy and momentum flow well beyond his professional life to his family and community. The movie screen, diving and marine pursuits are his passionate interests, but he's also the father of four and a volunteer for the local fire brigade! You just can't keep a good man down!
A charismatic conference and seminar speaker, Dr McLeod delivers his powerful presentations and high level of expertise with colour and impact.
Dr David Black
Dr David Black is a specialist Occupational & Environmental Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Environmental Medicine at the School of Population Health. He is a graduate of the University of Auckland Medical School, a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, a Member of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society and a Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
He started his academic career at the University of Otago as a Lecturer in Occupational Medicine with Professor Bill Glass in 1986, teaching the DIH, and developing the DOHP. Later he was Chief Medical Officer of Air New Zealand Ltd until 1997. Since then David has been in private and University practice leading the Auckland DOM course until the University exited from Occupational Medicine.
David has a special interest in the health aspects of electromagnetic energy and radiofrequencies in particular. He has published and lectured extensively in this area and in 2010 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) for his work in the development of safety standards for mobile telephony. David is now working as a consultant in environmental medicine in New Zealand and overseas based from his specialist practice Enviromedix iTmedical at Auckland Medical Specialists in Gillies Avenue, Epsom where he is passing on his skills to his team of physicians and scientists.
Geoff Wilson
Geoff Wilson joined Site Safe in October 2009 and is responsible for the organisation's business development, industry and government relationships, communications, marketing and research.
Geoff has a long association in occupational health and safety and injury prevention through his roles in the Department of Labour and the Accident Compensation Corporation.
Prior to joining Site Safe, Geoff managed implementation of the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy and headed the Strategy's Secretariat within ACC. This involved working closely with many community and industry groups, plus several agencies such as the Department of Labour, and the Ministries of Health and Transport.
Clive Manley
Clive Manley has been recently appointed as the Group Controller and Manager of Civil Defence and Emergency Management for the new Auckland Council.
For the last 2 years he has been a consultant specialising in Civil Defence Emergency Management and project management for Whole of Government Initiatives.
In his 50s, married and with several adult children, Manley has a civil engineering background but started in Civil Defence 30 years ago in a voluntary capacity.
His early experiences included time as a first aid instructor and part time ambulance driver, a member of various welfare support agencies and time spent working alongside search and rescue and lifelines.
Northlanders may be more familiar with Manley in his more recent roles, including a nine-year stint as Chief Executive of the Far North District Council and as Group Controller for the Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and Chairman of the Northland CEG.
Manley began a long collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) in 1993 when he was the Auckland region's representative on the first Logistics Committee Central Government formed to respond to the Auckland Water Crisis.
He was then trained and became one of the five Recovery Co-ordinators MCDEM deployed to assist with the recovery following a major disaster.
Over the intervening years he has held positions as Controller and Recovery Manager in both declared and non-declared emergencies.
Allison Mooney
Allison is valued for her contribution in providing an effective business tool, which help organisation be just that - "the best!"
As a People Interpreter, she has the Midas touch in bringing the 'X Factor' into the program but more importantly, the uncomplicated content generates greater retention and application.
As an International Professional Speaker, Allison has not only gained respect, but built a powerful brand inspiring high profile companies such as Air New Zealand, Goodfellow Symposium, Pharmac, Fonterra, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economic Development, Commerce Commission, Pfizer, IAG, Lockwood Homes, Drake International, Westpac to name a few.
Winner of many sought after prestigious awards through the National Speakers Association of New Zealand (Auckland):
- Most Inspirational Speaker of the Year 2007
- Most Entertaining & Humorous Speaker 2006/2008
- Speaker of the Year 2004/5 and 2009
- Author of the Year 2008
- Author of the Book PRESSING THE RIGHT BUTTONS - People skills for Business success
Concurrent Stream Speakers (alphabetically)
Andy Haydon: Conversations for Commitment & Leadership
Andy has been involved in OSH for over 30 years. He began his career in 1979 as an Inspector in DoL, moving through several roles as a Safety Manager in Local Government and a large Australian building company. He has also held senior roles in two large OSH consultancies. Andy is also a qualified Ontological Coach, Organisation Development and Quality Management specialist. He joined his wife Marion as co-director in their consulting business, Improvus, in 2007.
Andy's approach to OSH focuses on initiating new and powerful conversations on the vital importance that good OSH performance makes to Organisational Performance; ie. why do we tolerate the possibility of turning a healthy, productive, new employee into an accident victim on ACC? His work on 'Safety Culture' is underpinned by his deep interest in what he sees as the 'missing' emotional component in the world of work.
Bill Rainey: Curtailing the Culture of Blame
BILL RAINEY LLB, AAMINZ (Med Panel), Assoc. M. LEADR
Bill is an experienced facilitator and conflict management specialist with a strong record of results, particularly in health sector, national and local government and heavy industry sectors (electricity generation, ports). His work includes assessment and development of leadership and organisational performance culture, employee engagement, and safety culture through the use of Concordia's specialist diagnostics and processes.
Bill was admitted to the Bar in 1980, has been a lawyer for 27 years and now works fulltime focused on clients' business improvement and the benefits of culture development when applied to management practices, and organisational performance. He has experience at Board level, is a LEADR and Bond University trained mediator, and an Associate (Mediation Panel) member of AMINZ. Bill co-authored the ADR section of Brookers Environmental Handbook, and speaks regularly at specialist conferences.
Brian Holmes : Case Study: UK RAF Nimrod Crash. A Failure in Leadership, Culture & Priorities
Brian has had a long career in safety, risk and quality management including occupational health & safety, food safety and environmental protection both in the UK, and for the last 14 years, in NZ.
His early UK career was spent as a regulatory enforcement officer before joining the private sector food and grocery international retailer Tesco Stores Ltd. Shortly after migrating to NZ with his family in 1996 he joined Dulux Paints NZ where he worked for 5 years as the company Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager.
Since then he has set up and run his own consultancy business, and held senior safety roles with The InterIsland Line and the Crown Research Institute ESR. In 2007 he joined Impac Solutions as a senior consultant, leaving in 2009 to take up his current role of Director of Naval Safety Policy with the Royal New Zealand Navy in Defence House.
Channa Perry: Taking the Challenge - Keeping Young Workers Safe
Channa Perry currently works as the Safe Community Programme Manager for New Plymouth Safe Community in a role that she considers to be the "best job in the world".
She is employed by New Plymouth injury Safe Trust, a well established and community safety coalition group that has links with a broad range of community groups and organisations across Taranaki.
Channa emigrated from England to New Zealand in 2006 and, after travelling all over New Zealand, fell in love with Taranaki. Her professional background is varied - ranging from public health roles in the national health service through to community development work in small voluntary sector organisations.
Between 2001-2006 she played lead roles in the development of a strategic and co-ordinated approach to falls prevention and suicide prevention in a UK Primary Care Trust.
Channa's passion is working with communities on the issues that affect them in ways that enable them to play a lead role in addressing those issues. She believes that communities are our greatest asset and that all good injury prevention work starts with a cup of tea, some decent biscuits and a willingness to bring even the most wackiest ideas to the table.
Channa believes that we all have a role to play in injury prevention, and that communities are just waiting to be invited to the party.
David McLean: Occupational and Lung Cancer
Dr McLean has worked in occupational health for 25 years, in government agencies, trade unions, private industry, and more recently as a full time researcher in occupational exposure assessment and occupational disease epidemiology.
He has a postgraduate Diploma in Safety Management (Occupational Hygiene) from Massey University, a Master of Science (Applied) in Occupational Health Sciences from McGill University, and a PhD in Epidemiology from Massey University.
He has considerable experience in occupational exposure assessment, and has a strong interest in its application to epidemiological research. His experience in epidemiological research has included studies of occupational cancer in workers in the meat industry, pesticide producers and sprayers exposed to dioxin, and timber workers exposed to pentachlorophenol; of respiratory diseases in sawmill and plywood mill workers and of workers exposed to asbestos and mining dusts; and population-based case-control studies of occupation
David Ruttenberg: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Dr David Ruttenberg is an Occupational Medicine Physician based in Auckland. He obtained his medical degree in Cape Town after completing a Masters of Science in Medicine emigrated to NZ in 1994. Dr Ruttenberg worked in General Practice and in Internal Medicine before obtaining his Fellowship in Occupational Medicine in 2004.
He has worked as a Branch Medical Advisor with ACC and now practice in General Occupational Medicine. Dr Ruttenberg consults privately both in New Zealand and Australia and to a range of Insurers, companies and individuals. He is involved in continuing medical education of Fellows in Auckland and was recently appointed New Zealand Councilor of the Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Sydney.
Derek Miller: NZ Airforce Noise Programme
Sergeant Derek Miller has been working in the Military Occupational Hygiene and Environmental Health field since 1985 when he first joined the Royal Air Force.
He has worked throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and America with spells spent in other parts of the world. He has professional membership with the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene and is a member of both the New Zealand Occupational Hygiene Society and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
After 22 years of working in the field of Military Occupational Hygiene and Environmental Health he retired from the Royal Air Force and 3 weeks later put on the uniform of The Royal New Zealand Air Force where he has been working for the past 3 years as an Occupational Hygienist.
Don Gutsell: First Aid Best Practice
Current Position: Owner/Director-Pro+Med (NZ) Ltd. Emergency Medical Training and Services Consultancy business
Professional Experience: Paramedic – Order of St John and Taranaki Area Health Board. Provide Emergency Response and Care to the community as a paid professional, to a level of Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support. Skills included IV Fluids, Drug Administration, Defibrillation and Intubation.
Taranaki Search and Rescue Team Member, Medic.
Medic-Corporal NZ Territorial Army, Section Commander Forward Medical Unit, Infantry Battalion, Triage and Transport to Base Unit.
Medic-Papua New Guinea GECO PRAKLA. Camp/Field Medic, looking after Expats and Nationals for Seismic Survey Crew.
Train the Trainer - First Aid and Pre Hospital Emergency Care Qualifications:
Qualified Ambulance Officer, Paramedic Intermediate Medical Assistant –
NZ Army Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).2000 and February
Eleanor Archer: Health & Safety Excellence
Eleanor Archer RPN, RGON, BN, Cert Well Child (Plunket), PG Cert Adv Nsg (Mental Health), PG Cert Health Science (OCC Health)
Eleanor works at Southern DHB, as an Occupational Health and Safety Nurse Advisor. She has worked as a smokefree coordinator, mental health team leader, Plunket Nurse home-visiting, Plunket Karitane Family Centre Nurse, Plunketline, rural Public Health Nurse, Duly Authorised Officer (mental Health), staff training and development, polytech nursing tutor, and clinical coordinator in care of the elderly.
Eleanor sees occupational health as an area where there is variety, new learning, and everyday challenges.
Southern DHB (Otago) where she works last year won the National Safeguard Health and Safety award for Leadership.
Grant Nicholson: Health & Safety Legal Update
Grant is a highly regarded commercial litigator, and has worked for leading law firms in Auckland and London since 1994.
He has experience in a broad range of health and safety matters and helps clients by giving expert advice on:
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Designing responsible health and safety policies
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Training staff in their health and safety obligations.
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Using Kensington Swan’s Health & Safety Extranet to share information on accidents across multiple workplaces.
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Liaising with the Department of Labour and other regulators during incident investigations in order to influence the outcome of those investigations.
Defending prosecutions under the Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992 Presenting submissions in mitigation of sentence Grant is a regular and expert commentator and presenter on health and safety issues, and is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading lawyers in this area. Grant regularly appears as counsel in courts and tribunals and is a confident and successful advocate.
Greg Simmons: Occupational Disease
Dr Greg Simmons is a Public Health Physician and Medical Officer of Health with the Taranaki Public Health Service. Greg trained at Auckland Medical School and spent 9 years in general practice in Devonport, Auckland specialising in obstetrics.In 1993, Greg trained in public health at Auckland University and qualified as a public health physician in 1998 working as Medical Officer of Health at the Auckland Regional Public Health Service until 2008.
He joined the New Zealand Ministry of Health in 2009 on secondment as Chief Advisor Population Health. Greg's current role includes investigating and controlling a range of diseases throughout the Taranaki region some of which are occupationally acquired.
Janet Connochie: Case Studies
Senior Chemical Consultant of Chemsafety Ltd.
Janet joined Chemsafety in 2002 in a technical role, and is now a Senior Chemical Consultant, and HSNO Test Certifier. As well as HSNO certification and consultancy, Janet also undertakes industrial hygiene work for clients.
Jas Futter: Preceptor Programme
I have always enjoyed the occupational health role. After being in an intensive care environment for many years, I had a day where I thought perhaps I could do something to prevent people from going to hospital. From there I commenced my occupational health experience in Auckland in 1983, and in 1997 I left the security of permanency and a good regular income to work independently in a variety of industries.
Having moved to the winterless North in 2002 I was slowly downsizing my work hours with a view to retirement - but due an unexpected change in my circumstances returned to a full time in mid 2008 as a contract OHN to Northpower New Zealand.
I now lead a double life - Monday to Thursday in high heels in the city and Thursday night to Monday morning gumboots in the country. The retirement plans are on hold although I have the tired part down to a fine art but I am working towards the full package.
Jeena Murphy: Creating Healthy & Safe Workplace Cultures
Jeena Murphy is a director of Working Wise Ltd, a consultancy she set up in 1996. Jeena is an approved ACC WSMP auditor and has notched up over 100 audits. With a fellow ACC Auditor, Jeena delivers the very popular Preparing for Your ACC Audit course through EMA Central.
She was Wellington’s first professional member of the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM). Her commitment to professionalism in health and safety saw her spend four years as the Branch Manager of the Wellington Branch of NZISM. She has since stood down having 'done her time' but is still on the committee.
Jeena works on the health and safety systems side of the business, mostly undertaking reviews for companies, implementing systems, and has recently become involved in health and safety culture change projects. She is also our specialist health and safety trainer and she has been delivering the ACC/CTU Worksafe Health and Safety Representative courses. Jeena has a BA in Sociology and Cult
Judith Vercoe: Professionalism in Health & Safety
Judith has worked in various roles within Occupational Health Nursing over the last 17 years. She is currently employed as Quality Coordinator at Mercy Hospital in Dunedin and also contributes, as visiting lecturer, to Post Graduate papers (Occupational Health) in the Dept of Preventive and Social Medicine - University of Otago.
Judith is a Registered Nurse who completed a MHealSc (Occupational Health Practice) in 2000.
Currently Judith is National President - New Zealand Occupational Health Nurses Association, a position she has held since 2007.
Kevin Morris: ACC Better at Work
Dr Morris has worked for ACC since 1992, rising to Director of Clinical Services in 2006 following his appointment to Corporate Medical Advisor in 1998. He has extensive experience in compensation medicine and is recognised as New Zealand's foremost authority on impairment evaluation.
Dr Morris has a background in general practice and obstetrics, occupational medicine, computer science and medical administration. He also has a particular interest in the relationship between health, employment status and compensation systems.
Before joining ACC, Dr Morris was a principal in a group general practice, the principal doctor of one of New Zealand's first after hours medical clinics and a consultant with a technology company developing software for medical practice management systems. most recently he has completed a Masters in Public Policy at the School of Government, Victoria University, Wellington. His research paper looked at the impact of lump sum compensation for non-economic loss on rehabilitation outcomes.
consultant, leaving in 2009 to take up his current role of Director of Naval Safety Policy with the Royal New Zealand Navy in Defence House.
Nicky Curran: Professional Development
Nicky is a Registered Nurse (Comprehensive) and has worked in NZ and overseas in both private and public sector health and safety roles. She has completed an OSH Diploma through Massey University 1998 and has been employed in a wide range of roles including an Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) and for Department of Labour as an OHN; Health and Safety Inspector and Team Leader: Health Strategy. Since 2000 she has worked as an Independent practitioner undertaking short or longer term contracts.
Development and implementation of H&S Compliance Workplace Safety Management Practices and programmes in manufacturing and telecommunications companies.
Developing packages and training H&S personnel in areas of hazard; accident, emergency and contractor management
Developing orientation programs in organisations with literacy and language challenges.
Accident investigation, reporting and recommendations and reporting on specific H&S needs for national organisations
An ergonomic critique of computer programs used by a government agency for reviewing legislation.
Compliance reviews, recommendations and implementation for some small business and a large government organisations.
Social Justice is highly valued in the work she does and as such has engaged in pro bono work for that purpose alone in Schools, Churches and the NZ Occupational Health Nurses Organisation (NZOHNA).
Rod Dale: Workplace Drug & Alcohol Testing
I joined NZDDA in April 2006 and have come from a background in Policing over 12 years prior and served part of that time as a Detective on Auckland Drug Squad dealing with the burgeoning drug scene. Parts of the job was investigating major drug dealing networks.
I have seen NZDDA grow from a two man band to the organisation that it is today. From its inception NZDDA has had to make pioneering inroads into the world of onsite drug and alcohol testing, there has been nothing to benchmark against and we have ended up at a point where I believe that we have a great company and a strong reputation as good company to do business with.
Our support systems are strong and our team is continually looking to improve on what we do. Underpinning this philosophy is our pending IANZ accreditation which I will talk about at the conference and take you through the journey towards accreditation explaining some pitfalls and highlights along the way to becoming the first on site drug and alcohol testing company to achieve IANZ accreditation.
Ross Gilmour: Using Questions to Influence Behaviour
Ross Gilmour, is a qualified and registered New Zealand psychologist.
Prior to going into private practice in 1981 Ross spent four years working in the personnel area and six and a half years as a psychologist with the Department of Justice.
In the first few years of private practice Ross provided clinical/counselling services for individuals and small groups. This included working with people who were experiencing stress and anxiety disorders, sleep problems, depression, relationship problems, etc.
Ross then moved his focus to Organisational Psychology and now spends the majority of his time conducting training seminars in the 'people skills' area. These include stress management, time management, team building, self-motivation, supervisory and management skills, managing change, interviewing skills, safety, sleep management and changing organisational culture. His clients include many government departments, SOEs, multi-national corporations and a range of New Zealand and international businesses both large and small. He also delivers safety training programmes to companies associated with the oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. He has considerable experience working with people in the health sector and presented at our 2004 conference.
Ross has an interest in e-learning and has a sleep management e-learning website, which is at http://www.sleepwell.co.nz
Stephen Cooper: Safety KPIs looking for the wrong thing
20 years in the RNZAF as an Aircraft Technician specialising in Aircraft Safety & Survival Equipment and Surface Coatings. 12 years in the NZ shipbuilding and emergency service industries as a safety professional. And up to 18 months ago I was in Australia working with a major defence contractor, ADI/Thales Australia, in implementing Major Hazard Facility requirements in order to meet the legislative compliance, spending 2 years in explosive manufacturing plant and another 2 ½ years with explosives storage maintenance and distribution.
I am currently working as Safety Manager within the RNZAF Directorate of Air Force Safety and Health.
Terry Buckingham: Smokefree: Our Story
Terry in his role as Health and Safety Advisor for Otago Polytechnic is responsible for the overall management of H&S over a metropolitan Polytechnic with multiple sites and diversity.
As a Nurse and H&S Manager Terry has worked in H&S roles since 2002 in a variety of settings from Consultancy in his role at TriEx - Workplace H&S to a national role as H&S Leader at GE Money - Environmental Health and Safety Leader.
Having recently taken on the President role for the Otago/Southland group NZOHNA Terry brings experience from working across NZ in senior roles. As one of the first Polytechnics in NZ to go smokefree indoors and outdoors
Terry is able to share his experience of leading an organisation through the challenges of implementation to successfully creating a positive place to work and learn.
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